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continued from front flap thorough, careful reading follows Luke W o l t e r M i c h a e l W o l t e r In thIs fIfth volume of the as the Evangelist seeks to explain how the Baylor–Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early translated by Wayne coppins fulfillment of the Old Testament promises t Christianity series, Michael Wolter pro- of God for Israel results in a parting of the christoph heilig vides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpre- The Gospel AccordinG To luke h ways between the Christian church on the tation of the Third Evangelist’s Gospel Volume ii (luke 9:51–24) e one side and Judaism on the other. Scholars (Luke 9:51–24). Wolter’s commentary fully and students alike will benefit from access “The original German version of Michael Wolter’s magisterial commentary complements the great tradition of “Hand- G to new German scholarship now available on Luke is already, rightly, a standard work on that Gospel. Wolter is a master books of the New Testament” published by to English-language audiences. of his craft: the commentary is not afraid to strike out in new directions at o Mohr Siebeck. Replacing the third edition times, but the interpretation is always meticulously argued and with a wealth s of Erich Klostermann’s commentary on michAel WolTer is Professor of New of knowledge and expertise behind it. This translation represents a real boon Luke, Wolter’s volume rightly joins those by p V Testament at the Faculty of Protestant to scholarship as Wolter’s work will remain an outstanding resource and ref- Conzelmann (Acts), Käsemann (Romans), Theology at the University of Bonn in erence work in all study of Luke’s Gospel for many years to come.” o e and Lietzmann (1 Corinthians) in this ven- l Germany and Honorary Professor at the —chrisTopher TuckeTT, u l erable series. Theological Faculty at the University Emeritus Professor of New Testament Studies, University of Oxford m Wolter’s approach to a sustained read- A th e of Pretoria in South Africa. His books ing of Luke’s Gospel is comprehensive. He e “It is wonderful to have Michael Wolter’s Handbuch commentary on Paul: An Outline of His Theology and c carefully places Luke’s narrative of Jesus Luke now available in English from Baylor University Press. The two I The Gospel According to Luke: Volume I I c in its cultural context, paying close atten- volumes provide a trove of information on text-critical, grammatical, (Luke 1–9:50) are also available from Baylor ( G o s p e l A c c o r d i n G tion to the relationship of the Gospel with lexical, literary, historical, and theological issues in the text of Luke’s L o University Press. u its Jewish and Greco-Roman environment. Gospel, and are a model of patient exegesis, insightful historical con- k r Wolter performs form-critical and narra- e textualization, and judicious interaction with other scholars.” 9 d tive analysis of the specific stories; however, —mArGAreT m. miTchell, : to l u k e Wolter also emphasizes Luke as a theolo- 5 i Shailer Mathews Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, 1 n Volume II (Luke 9:51–24) gian and his Gospel as a work of theology. Mohr Siebeck (Tübingen, Germany) and Baylor The University of Chicago – 2 Centrally, Wolter recognizes how Luke’s University Press (Waco, Texas, USA) proudly G 4 narrative of Jesus forms the first part of continue a landmark, international collaboration “Michael Wolter, a leading New Testament scholar in Germany, offers ) in Christian scholarship—the Baylor–Mohr a fresh and careful reading of the Greek text of Luke in this commentary. t a unified work—the Acts of the Apostles Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series. He blends painstaking attention to detail with a superb eye for the o being the second—that represents a new In this series, editors Wayne Coppins (University moment in Israel’s history. But in surpris- structural patterns within the Third Gospel. His judicious selections of of Georgia, USA) and Simon Gathercole ing new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is parallels from the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds enable readers to situ- l (Cambridge, UK) select, translate, and edit God alone who works in and through the ate the text in its original cultural milieu. This English translation makes u major works from senior German scholars words and deeds of Jesus to bring salva- an exceptional work of scholarship widely available to English speakers.” on early Christianity’s relationships to Second k tion to Israel. His commentary shows that Temple Judaism and Hellenistic religious GreGory e. sTerlinG, e Luke succeeds in preserving the history of Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament, movements from the first years of the Common Jesus and its theological impact and that Yale Divinity School Era. Titles in Baylor–Mohr Siebeck Studies in Biblical Studies/New Testament this history stands on equal footing with Early Christianity will appear for the first time in the history of early Christianity. Wolter’s English and make accessible the highest level of German scholarship. continued on back flap The Gospel According to Luke Wayne Coppins and Simon Gathercole Series Editors ALSO AVAILABLE From Jesus to the New Testament Early Christian Theology and the Origin of the New Testament Canon Jens Schröter (2013) Israel, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew Matthias Konradt (2014) Christian Theology and Its Institutions in the Early Roman Empire Prolegomena to a History of Early Christian Theology Christoph Markschies (2015) The Gospel According to Luke Volume 1: Luke 1–9:50 Michael Wolter (2016) The Gospel According to Luke Volume II (Luke 9:51– 24) Michael Wolter Translated by Wayne Coppins and Christoph Heilig BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS Mohr Siebeck © 2017 by Baylor University Press All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Natalya Balnova Originally published in German as Das Lukasevangelium (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008) with the ISBN 978- 3-1 6- 149525- 0. The English edition is distributed in Germany by Mohr Siebeck with the ISBN 978-3-16-154932-8 (vol. 1) and 978-3-16-155600-5 (vol. 2). Distributors For all other countries For Europe and the UK Baylor University Press Mohr Siebeck One Bear Place #97363 Wilhelmstr. 18, Postfach 20 40 Waco, Texas 76798 D- 72010 Tübingen USA Germany Library of Congress Cataloging-i n- Publication Data Names: Wolter, Michael, author. Title: The Gospel according to Luke / Michael Wolter ; trans. Wayne Coppins and Christoph Heilig. Other titles: Lukasevangelium. English Description: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2016– | Series: Baylor- Mohr Siebeck studies in early christianity | “Originally published in German as Das Lukasevangelium (Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008), with the ISBN 978- 3161495250.” | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2016006228 (print) | LCCN 2016016167 (ebook) | ISBN 9781481306690 (hardback: v. 2) | ISBN 9781481306737 (web pdf) | Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Luke—C ommentaries. Classification: LCC BS2595.53 W6413 2016 (print) | LCC BS2595.53 (ebook) | DDC 226.4/077— dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016006228 Printed in the United States of America on acid-f ree paper with a minimum of 30 percent postconsumer waste recycled content. To the memory of Abraham J. Malherbe (1930–2 012) This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction 1 1. Textual Tradition and Early Reception 1 2. Author, Date, and Provenance 4 2.1 Author 4 2.2 Date 11 2.3 Provenance 12 3. Sources 12 4. The Lukan Story of Jesus as an Episodic Narrative 18 5. Intended Readers 26 6. The Theological Place of the Story of Jesus in Luke–A cts 30 9.51– 18.34: The Journey to Jerusalem 40 9.51- 56: An Inhospitable Samaritan Village 45 9.57- 62: Consequences of Discipleship 48 10.1- 16: The Commission of the Seventy-T wo 52 10.17- 24: The Return of the Seventy-T wo 64 10.25- 37: The Scribe and the Merciful Samaritan 71 10.38- 42: Martha and Mary 82 11.1- 13: On Prayer 86 11.1-4 : The Prayer of the Disciples 87 11.5-1 3: Jesus’s Speech on Prayer 95 11.14- 28: Jesus and the Evil Spirits 101 vii viii Contents 11.29-3 2: “This generation is an evil generation” 111 11.33- 36: The Eye as Lamp of the Body 115 11.37- 54: The Woes against the Pharisees and Scribes 118 12.1– 13.9: Jesus and the Disciples in the Midst of a Huge Crowd 129 12.1- 12: The Encouragement of the Disciples to Public Confession 130 12.13- 21: On the Worthlessness of Earthly Riches 140 12.22- 34: Do not Be Anxious but Seek the Kingdom of God 147 12.35- 48: On the Watchfulness and Reliability of Service Personne l 156 12.49- 53: Fire That Destroys Families 166 12.54- 59: This Kairos as the Time of Decision 171 13.1- 9: Last Call to Repentance 174 13.10- 21: On the Sabbath in a Synagogue 182 13.10- 17: Sabbath III 182 13.18- 21: Two Parables on the Kingdom of God 189 13.22- 35: Travelling to Jerusalem 192 13.22- 30: Outside before the Narrow Door 193 13.31- 35: Herod and Jerusalem 200 14.1- 24: As a Guest at the House of a Leading Pharisee 207 14.1- 6: Sabbath IV 207 14.7- 11: “Whoever exalts himself will be lowered” and Vice Versa 211 14.12- 14: The Nullification of the Principle of Symposial Reciprocity 214 14.15- 24: The Parable of the Rejected Invitation 217 14.25– 18.34: Somewhere on the Way 224 14.25- 35: Conditions for Discipleship 225 15.1- 32: The Controversy Dialogue over the Repentance of Tax Collectors and Sinners 233 15.1- 3: Exposition 235 15.4- 10: The Double Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Drachma 236 15.11-3 2: The Parable of the Prodigal Son 241 16.1- 31: On Rightly Dealing with Money and Possessions 259 16.1- 13: The Speech to the Disciples 260 16.14- 31: The Speech to the Pharisees 271 17.1- 10: Another Speech to the Disciples 286 17.11-2 1: The Thankful Samaritan and the Question of the Pharisees 294 17.11-1 9: The Thankful Samaritan 294 17.20- 21: The Question of the Pharisees 300 17.22– 18.8: When the Son of Man Comes 304 17.22- 37: The Day of the Son of Man 304 Contents ix 18.1- 8: The Parable of the Judge and the Widow 314 18.9- 14: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 320 18.15- 17: The Children and the Kingdom of God 325 18.18- 30: Riches and Discipleship 327 18.31- 34: Jesus’s Second Announcement of the Passion and the Resurrection 335 18.35– 19.46: The End of the Peregrination 338 18.35– 19.28: Jericho 339 18.35- 43: The Healing of a Blind Man before Jericho 339 19.1- 10: Zacchaeus 344 19.11-2 8: The Parable of the Throne Claimant 350 19.29- 46: The Entrance into Jerusalem 362 19.47– 21.38: “And he was teaching daily in the temple” 376 19.47- 48: Initial Frame 376 20.1- 26: Jesus as Teacher of the Jewish People and His Opponents 378 20.1- 8: The Questioning of Jesus’s Authority 378 20.9- 19: The Parable of the Tenants of the Vineyard 382 20.20- 26: The Question about the Tax for Caesar 392 20.27- 40: The Question about the Resurrection of the Dead 397 20.41- 44: Is the Messiah David’s Son? 405 20.45- 47: Warning against the Scribes 408 21.1- 4: The Gift of the Widow 410 21.5- 36: Jesus’s Last Public Speech 413 21.37- 38: Concluding Frame 436 22.1– 24.52(53): Passion and Easter 437 22.1- 6: The Prelude: The Agreement between Judas and Jesus’s Opponents 444 22.7- 65: On the Day of Unleavened Bread 448 22.7- 13: The Preparation for Passover 448 22.14- 38: The Last Supper 451 22.14- 20: Passover Meal, Breaking of Bread, and the New Covenant 452 22.21- 23: The One Who Hands Over 465 22.24- 30: On Serving and Ruling 467 22.31- 34: The Announcement of the Denial 473 22.35- 38: Coats to Swords! 476 22.39- 53: On the Mount of Olives 479 22.39- 46: Jesus Prays and the Disciples Sleep 479 22.47- 53: The Handing Over 486

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